Marie Bashir steps down

Professor Marie Bashir was the first woman to become governor of NSW. Born in Narrandera, New South Wales and is a medical graduate of the University of Sydney, a former medical resident officer of St Vincent's Hospital and of The Children's Hospital. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. She is the old-fashioned, vice-regal version of guerilla marketing - spreading her message person by person, from the grassroots up, in the most vintage way possible: by meeting people and listening to them. As a consequence, everyone claimed her. Like these photos? Selected images available at www.fairfaxphotos.com.au Follow us at twitter.com/photosSMH